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Quasar J0529-4351 (artist conception)

You think you ate too much?  No matter how stuffed you were after Thanksgiving (or another celebratory meal), it’s nothing compared to …

November 30, 2024
Cave opening in the Arsia Mons volcano on Mars

Recently, in social media posts, Dr. Pascal Lee of the SETI Institute discussed the intriguing caves on the side of the giant …

November 23, 2024
Eintein

Two upcoming events that may be of interest to you (please pass on to others who may like them): The Osher Lifelong …

September 29, 2024
Map diagram of the likelihood of seeing auroras

Friday, May 10, there was a lot of discussion on the news, on social media, and on different web sites about …

May 10, 2024

A rare eclipse of the Sun will be visible all over North America on April 8th.

March 23, 2024
Meteors from the Geminids in 2021

Wednesday evening and Thursday morning (Dec. 13-14) is the peak time for one of the best meteor showers of the year – the Geminids. 

December 10, 2023
The arrow points to the star that exploded

Astronomers have seen a star explode in a nearby galaxy. Such explosions are part of the recycling scheme of the universe.

May 28, 2023
Galaxies dominate this view from the James Webb Space Telescope

(And A New Science Fiction Story) Here is a new image that the James Webb Space Telescope people designated their “Image …

February 5, 2023

Astronomers working with the James Webb Space Telescope have just identified the most distant galaxy ever observed by human eyes. This …

December 3, 2022
Jupiter in the Infrared showing its rings

Soon after the scientists working with the Webb telescope released their gorgeous images for public consumption, they also started making available …

July 26, 2022
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